Opinion
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Pennsylvania Governor Launches Statewide Privatization Initiative
Opinion -A "strategic sourcing" initiative launched by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) in late February has saved the state $50.5 million to date, although a Harrisburg-based nonprofit research organization says it's too soon to judge the program a success. -
Colorado Stalls on TABOR, School Funding
Opinion -The Colorado state legislature closed its general session on May 5 without addressing a growing conflict between two provisions of the state constitution. -
Time to Reform Workers Comp in New York State, Governor Agrees
Opinion -New York State employers, in a survey released by The Business Council of New York on April 19, overwhelmingly agree their workers' compensation costs have "increased in the last five years" and those costs are "limiting employers' opportunities to grow, -
Voters Should Insist on Ethical Behavior
Opinion -Judging by the number of headlines and stories in newspapers and on television, unethical behavior by politicians and business leaders is reaching epidemic levels. -
Kerry/Kennedy Care–Prescription for Disaster
Opinion -During his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for President, Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) took a moderate and narrowly defined position on health care reform, casting himself as the spokesman for an unheard majority. -
Surgeon General Blows Same Old Smoke
Opinion -On May 27, Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona released a new report on the health effects of cigarette smoking. -
HSAs Will Dominate Health Care Financing
Opinion -Although Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are new kids on the health insurance block, some industry experts contend the accounts could become the dominant form of health care financing in the next five to 10 years. -
Debate Rages Over Second-Hand Smoke
Opinion -Looking for a surer method of being ripped apart than entering a lion's den covered with catnip? Conduct the most exhaustive, longest-running study on second-hand smoke and death. Find no connection. -
Washington Hopes to Recover From Failed Reforms
Opinion -Before Washington Governor Gary Locke (D) signed HB 2460 in March, the state defined "small group" as any employer group with 1 to 50 employees. -
Washington Still Suffering From Clinton-Care Experiment
Opinion -On March 31, Washington Governor Gary Locke (D) signed into law HB 2460, an act that redefines a small group as any employer group with 2 to 50 employees. -
Prescription Drug Importation: Just the Facts
Opinion -Election-year rhetoric is threatening to bury the real facts about prescription drug importation. The following facts are indispensable to understanding what is really at stake in the debate. -
Rhode Island Governor Favors Energy Choice
Opinion -Like many of his colleagues across the nation, Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri (R) would like to cut greenhouse gas emissions and encourage the use of renewable energy sources in his state. -
Biotech Food Is Safe, Widely Used
Opinion -Anti-biotechnology activists claimed recently that "genetically modified" material, albeit in minuscule amounts, has moved into and thereby "contaminates" conventionally produced seed supplies. As usual, they're way off base. -
Nature Reports GM Bacterium Could Help Fight Cancer
Opinion -A genetically modified bacterium may offer substantial hope in the battle against cancer, according to a study published in Gene Therapy and reported April 22 in Nature magazine (http://www.nature.com/nsu/040419/040419-9.html). -
Congressmen Honored For Supporting School Choice
Opinion -An April 21 inaugural event by the Educational Freedom Caucus and Coalition gave District of Columbia parents and leaders an opportunity to thank in person Members who had supported the DC voucher vote. -
Letters to the Editor: NBPTS Certification Redundant To Value-Added & Teacher Agrees: National Teacher Certification Is A Hoax
Opinion -NBPTS Certification Redundant to Value-Added Re "New Study First to Affirm Value of National Teacher Certification," by Robert Holland, School Reform News, May 2004. -
Illinois Chamber Sues to Stop Fee Increases
Opinion -The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce filed suit on April 22 against the State of Illinois challenging the constitutionality of increased business fees the group believes "unfairly burden employers in order to balance the state's budget. -
Massachusetts Governor Calls for State Income Tax Cut
Opinion -Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) on May 3 advocated a $225 million tax cut for the 2005 fiscal year, pointing to a resurgent economy that is sparking "extraordinary growth in revenues" after four years of fiscal crisis in his state. -
2004 Tax Freedom Day Earliest Since 1967
Opinion -According to calculations by the Washington, DC-based Tax Foundation, Tax Freedom Day in 2004 was celebrated on April 11, the earliest in 37 years. -
A Salt Lake Parent Acts On Her Terribly Immodest Idea
Opinion -Kim Fowkes lives just west of Salt Lake City's Capitol Hill. PTA president at Washington Elementary for the past two years, she talks easily about the challenges involved in making sure her children get the education they need. -
Audit Charges $100 Million Fraud In Miami-Dade Schools
Opinion -Corruption and mismanagement have cost taxpayers more than $100 million, according to a forensic audit of the Miami-Dade County (Florida) School Board conducted at the request of a state oversight board. Independent auditors from Lewis B. -
Blagojevich ‘Playing a Shell Game with People’s Lives’
Opinion -Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced on April 20 that he is sending a task force overseas to study whether the state should import prescription drugs from Europe. "There's a big world out there," said Blagojevich. -
Canadian Health Care Is No Model for U.S.
Opinion -When one travels through Canada, as I regularly do, one cannot help but enter into frequent discussions on the pros and cons of health care in Canada versus the United States. -
Chicago Cigarette Tax Hike Opens Door to Real Vice
Opinion -The controversial Cook County, Illinois cigarette tax hike went into effect on May 1, pushing the price of a pack of smokes in Chicago to $6. Only New Yorkers pay more. The tax hike might also mean Chicago follows New York's lead in other ways.
